"Bernie Sanders" is the most popular term on twitter- worldwide.

[cali]

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But outside the Capitol, Sanders’ audience was immeasurably larger. By early evening, his name became the most popular term on Twitter both in America and worldwide. The phone lines at Sanders’ office were jammed with calls.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46246.html#ixzz17klUWrkB

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. SWEET!!!! k&r for Bernie!

:woohoo:

[gateley]

2. Hope the WH gets a whiff of that - and maybe some other Senators who want

the press would get their asses down the Floor and help him out.

[tridim]

5. The WH and all Dems agree with 99.9% of what Bernie is saying.

We're all on the same side here.

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. The WH is on our side?

The President couldn't even be bothered to stick around for his own press conference today. I highly, highly doubt he is kicking back and watching c-span2.

[tridim]

10. Yes. Have you listened to a word the WH has said in the past few weeks?

[griffi94]

12. i don't listen to what they say so much

i watch what they do. that's the clincher.

[Ruby the Liberal]

14. Yep. I took all of my spankings like a good girl

while listening to how the WH is going to take Boehner "at his word" and how Obama is going to "fight for us" in 2012 to repeal tax cuts for billionaires.

Haven't missed a beat. Haven't heard how extending the current tax cuts for the wealthy are going to all of a sudden create jobs or save the economy after all of these years of failure, either.

Thanks for asking.

[tridim]

24. You hear what you want to hear..

Amplify it to eleven, and ignore everything else.

It's been going on ever since inauguration day.

[gateley]

27. We HEARD, we just don't happen to agree. And I've been a STRONG supporter

of Obama and still am, but I am strongly opposed to this deal.

[tridim]

29. Obama agrees with Sanders.

I agree with you.

What's the problem?

The "deal" is only there because of the Republifuckers.

[Ruby the Liberal]

32. Someone on the "D" side had to agree, or there would be no "agreement"

Have YOU been listening?

[gateley]

33. Then they should be standing with Sanders. That's the problem. nt

[tridim]

40. Everyone but the Republicans and bluedogs are standing with Sanders.

The President has the unfortunate position of being in a completely different branch of government.

[gateley]

46. Standing where? In theory? In their minds? In their press releases? Why aren't

they down on the Floor with him?

I don't expect Obama to be there, of course, but if you're so sure they're "with Bernie" - why aren't they literally WITH BERNIE?

[tridim]

51. They have all spoken on the issue using the same reasoning as Sanders.

No real Democrat wants extend the tax cuts for the rich.

[gateley]

55. So. Why. Aren't. They. There. Supporting. Bernie? You won't answer that question.

Sheesh, if you were having this conversation w/Tweety he'd ask if you were in a trance like he did with Michele Bachmann. Keep asking questions, keep getting the same non-answers. Come here for a moment

:spank:

(That hurt me more than it did you :7)

[griffi94]

48. the president can't help bernie filibuster

but he could speak out and say he admires his principled stand. you know since the president agrees with him and all.

[griffi94]

44. obama says he agrees with sanders

in real life, sanders is filibustering the deal obama made and says he wants passed. obama wants it passed enough that brought in clinton to pitch for him today.

so which way is it. is obama for his deal, because sanders isn't or he wouldn't be filibustering. or is sanders really for the this deal and is just filibustering because he doesn't have anything else to do and is bored.

it can't really be both ways.

it's what they do, not what they say. do you understand now.
good luck.

[tridim]

49. The President does NOT want the tax cut for the rich.

He has said so over and over, and offered the same reasoning that Sanders is using.

The "deal" is only there because of the opposition party, which unfortunately is still part of our government.

[griffi94]

52. and like i said

it doesn't matter what he says, watch what he does.
the rich are getting a taxcut extension. obama already made the deal.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

34. wow, girl, you got it in one. N I C E ! ! !

OK, it was four. Sentences, that is.

[wtbymark]

16. Then why isn't Obama or Gibbs in the chamber right now supporting him?

Where's Biden? Why is Harry Reid calling this NOT a filibuster? Where's Boxer?

WH with him - yea right. take off the kalidoscope glasses

[gateley]

23. Yes, but many of them are willing to capitulate. Bernie isn't. I don't care what

they say, I care what they do.

And yes, I've been listening a LOT to what the WH has been saying.

[tridim]

26. Great, so then you know what I said is true.

[gateley]

31. Nobody's disputing that this is leaving a bad taste in everybody's mouth -

(I'm not one of the ones who thinks Obama is a Republican or playing to the wealthy), but they gave up too soon. Meetings with Obama and Biden, then "we've done the best we can do". It's not over 'til it's over, if you REALLY don't like it, keep fighting 'til the last minute!

[tridim]

41. The "deal" isn't done yet.

There has been no vote.

[gateley]

50. Wanna bet? nt

[gateley]

22. Then why aren't some other Dems helping Bernie! Mary Landrieu, for fuck sake,

is the only other Senator I've seen lend a hand.

[Ruby the Liberal]

36. +1

I missed her talk as I was still at work, but without knowing what she said - I still appreciate her taking the time to support Senator Sanders in standing up for the American people.

Where are the others?

[Ruby the Liberal]

38. +1

I missed her talk as I was still at work, but without knowing what she said - I still appreciate her taking the time to support Senator Sanders in standing up for the American people.

Where are the others?

[tridim]

43. They probably left town last night.

:shrug:

[Ruby the Liberal]

Just checked - still #1. Tagged Comments link:

http://twitter.com/#!/search/Bernie%20Sanders

[alsame]

3. When I got through to his Burlington office, the staffer told me

the phone was ringing non-stop. I told her I was from NY, not VT, and she said calls were coming in from all over the country. People were definitely watching, even if the MSM mostly ignored him.

[L. Coyote]

4. Join US: ***** Official LIVE BLOG Senate = Tax Cuts Debate *****

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9744049

Ongoing for many hours, breaking DU records I imagine.

[Goldstein1984]

7. I hope those who question what Senator Sanders is accomplishing know this

It's called leadership, and it looks funny because we're not used to seeing it.

It's called moral authority, and it's something that's hard to find in politics.

Sadly, I'll be surprised in the American public is ground fertile enough for the seeds Senator Sanders is planting to grow in.

[zeemike]

8. I'm dreaming of a Mr. Smith goes to Washington moment.

In the movie Mr. Smith won with his philabuster....that seems unlikely in this age where media is controlled more so than then.

[southmost]

9. i'm impressed

he's going into the 9th hour of his speech

[Curmudgeoness]

11. The whole world is watching, the whole world is watching.

Great news. I hope that the politicians are watching us watching.

[David Zephyr]

13. Thanks for the news. I love this guy.

!

[flamingdem]

15. But go to Google news, Yahoo news and it's not a top story, nowhere to be seen nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. Did Lindsey and Paris get caught snorting coke on Michael Jackson's grave or something?

[tblue37]

57. No. Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper/rapist was sentenced,s o that's all the MSM is

talking about.

[Ruby the Liberal]

59. Close enough.

*sigh*

[BeyondGeography]

18. Wonderful

:thumbsup:

[underpants]

19. Bernie 2012

:shrug: <-- that is the DU Bernie emoticon

[L. Coyote]

20. Realtime results for Bernie Sanders

http://twitter.com/search?q=Bernie+Sanders#search?q=Bernie%20Sanders

"840 more tweets" since I began my search after this thread began

[L. Coyote]

35. Now at 3,486 tweets, present rate 200 a minute

[L. Coyote]

45. Just passed 5,000

You do the math

[L. Coyote]

56. 10,333

[girl gone mad]

21. The people support Bernie.

The reaction from average people on both sides has been overwhelmingly positive.

Once again, our leadership will refuse to listen. Just like with TARP and the Public Option, they will ignore public opinion and screw us over to appease their wealthy masters.

[tishaLA]

25. He's actually the top 2! "Bernie Sanders" and "filibernie"

[L. Coyote]

30. Click this link and watch the number of tweets

http://twitter.com/search?q=Bernie+Sanders#search?q=Bernie%20Sanders

Mine just passed 3,000 since I went to the page!!!!!!!

[EmeraldCityGrl]

28. OMG! My biggest fear was that no one was paying attention.

GO BERNIE GO!

Wish I could give him a back rub and bring him a cup of tea.

WHERE ARE THE OTHER SENATORS!!

[gateley]

39. Me, too --I thought DU, MSNBC, CNN and that was about it. :-) Again I have

to say I hope the WH becomes aware of this and also the other Dems so they DO get their asses down there and support him.

I'd bring him a Red Bull. The tea comes later. Maybe a Scotch. :7

[siligut]

37. Read the comments

Protector 20 says: Bernie says, "I am simply here today to take as long as I can to explain to the American people the fact that we have got to do a lot better than this agreement provides.” What the socialist senator means to say is that we have got to do a lot better TAKING MORE OF YOUR MONEY than this agreement provides! The Democrats could have a very simple argument if they told the truth. They could say the following:

We know Americans work hard for their money but we believe the federal government needs it more than you to give to people who are not working so they can have food stamps. We could just say send in 10% of your income but we believe if you make more money, you should pay a higher percentage. Since you won't give it voluntarily, we're going to fight to take it from you.

But liberals can't say that because Americans would then see them for who they are. So they have to accuse the GOP of protecting the rich, instead of explaining that those individuals who make more than $250,000 per year are the EMPLOYERS in this country. If they keep more of their money, they might give the rest of us jobs. Somehow that argument can't trump the good ol' liberal mantra that in order for government to prevail, we need as many Americans dependent on government for their every need.

The good news is that people are now seeing more and more liberals for who they are. 2012 will make 2010 look like a lovefest.

The standard line. What happened to these people that they can't think for themselves?

[gateley]

42. Jesus. They should be listening to Bernie instead of getting their jabs in. Brainless twits. nt

[EmeraldCityGrl]

47. This is one of my favorites...

"Reading phone bk was only needed bc R/W bigots defending segregation had no real args. Bernie Sanders is righteous"

[asdjrocky]

53. As he should be.

I may be looking at the last man left that I would support in our current system.

[AmandaMae]

54. It's really good that this seems to have broken into the public's awareness.

even though the msm have ignored it for the most part.

[Catherina]

58. How can you tell that it's worldwide? Rec'd n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

60. You can change trending to worldwide, country specific (US, UK, Brazil, etc) or

certain cities in the US (Washington, New York, Houston, San Fran, etc...)

They go by IP address to see who is posting what from where.

I think you have to be logged in to use that feature, though.